THOUSANDS of prospective jobs in Liverpool would be put at risk if a new high speed rail link to London is not built.

According to research commissioned by the UK’s leading cities 38,900 jobs could be created in Liverpool over the next 20 years. But improving the city’s transport link is vital if this is to happen, and High Speed 2 (HS2) – the proposed new train line from the edge of Liverpool to the capital – is crucial to underpin the creation of those jobs.

Liverpool council leader Joe Anderson said: “The regeneration of Liverpool depends on plugging our economy into the wealth of the nation by investing in better transport. It will not happen as we hope without high-speed rail.”